Fence-post.



UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

ASA PEVOTO, OF BERRY, LOUISIANA.

FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ASA PEVOTO, a citizen of the United States, residingat Berry, in the parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, have inventedcertain new and usefulImprovements in Fence-Posts; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fence-posts such as are employed in thebuilding of wire fences, and more particularly to the means for holdingthe fence-wires to the post, the object of the invention being toprovide a construction wherein a number of wires may be securely clampedto the post in such manner as will hold them firmly against movement inall directions, while said wires may be readily released when desired.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a fence-post embodying thepresent invention and having a number of wires attached thereto. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the post with the clamping-bar shifted intoposition to release the wires. Fig. 3 is a section taken longitudinallythrough the post with the parts in their clamping positions.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a post comprising a mainbody portion 5, the lower portion 6 of which is rectangular and ofreduced diameter and is sharpened. At the upper end of the body portionof the post is a reduced neck 7, which terminates in an enlargement orhead 8. The body portion projects at one side beyond the neck, and inthis projecting portion is a longitudinal chan' bar is reduced incross-section, as illustrated at 14, and is engaged in the socket 11, inwhich it fits with such looseness as to permit of the clamping-bar to bereadily engaged and disengaged.

Upon the reduced neck portion 7 is slidably mounted a collar 15, whichis split and which is movable on said neck portion into and out ofengagement with the reduced upper end portion 16 of the clamping-bar,said collar,

when engaged with the portion 16, serving to hold the clamping-bar inthe channel 10.

The fence-wires (illustrated at 17) are passed between the clamping-barand the body of the post and the bar is then pressed into the channel10, so as to bend the wires and carry them into the channel, after whichthe collar is slid into engagement with the upper end of theclamping-bar to hold it with the bent portions of the wires in thechannel. By thus bending or kinking the wires they are held againstlongitudinal movement with respect to the post, and to hold themsecurely against vertical movement the post or body portion of the postat the sides of the channel 10 is provided with transverse notches 18,so that at whatever height a fence-wire is clamped it will lie in anotch at each side of the slot.

Then it is desired to remove the wires from the posts, it is necessaryonly to raise the collar, when the clamping-bar may be swung outwardlyor may be lifted entirely away from the body of the post to release thewires. By the use of the split collar a tool may be inserted in thesplit and in this Way the collar expanded, so that it may be readilydriven upwardly and out of engagement with the clamping-bar when itmight otherwise be difficult to remove it.

I/Vhat is claimed is A fencepost comprising a body portion having areduced longitudinal extension at its upper end and an enlarged head atthe upper end of said extension, a split collar slidably mounted uponthe extension, an upwardlyopening socket in the lower portion of thebody, said body having a longitudinal channel in its face extending fromsaid socket upwardly to the reduced portion,and a clamping-bar havingone end removably engaged in the socket and having its upper end reducedand engaged in the collar, the bar being adapted to lie in the channeland the enlarged head at the upper end of the body of the post being ofa size to prevent movement of the split ring from the posts.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.I

ASA PEVOTO.

IVit-nesses:

DAVID GRIFFITH, IRA Pnvo'ro.

